Job summary
Are you looking to progress your career in Medicine while working at a major London teaching hospital? This is an exciting time to join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and work within our leading medical teams as we continue to deliver our new local Internal Medicine Training (IMT) programme.
Our local IMT programme launched in August2025, and we are now recruiting for Year1, Stage1 IMT (CT1/2-equivalent) medicine rotations for an August 2026 start. We anticipate appointing nine trainees in this recruitment round.
Appointed candidates will join a 24-month rotational programme designed so that, upon successful completion, they will be eligible to apply for Group 2 specialty training across a range of medical specialties, an IMT3 standalone post, or potentially progress to an IMT3 year at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
The programme mirrors and meets the requirements of Internal Medicine Stage 1 training, providing exposure to key components including geriatric medicine, critical and intensive care, acute medicine, and simulation, alongside opportunities to experience a wide range of sub-specialties.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates can expect:
Appointment to a 2-year contract with 4-month rotations across Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT) services.
Regular scheduled outpatient clinics, gaining experience in the management of acutely ill patients across a variety of medical specialties, in line with guidance and standards set by the JRCPTB.
A named Educational Supervisor for the duration of the programme.
10 days of study leave per year, supported by an enhanced personal study budget.
Access to simulation training and PACES preparation.
Access to the e-Portfolio (Trust funded).
A structured Annual Review Process and support to meet the requirements of IMT training.
Opportunities to engage in quality improvement, research, leadership, medical education and training, digital health initiatives, and related qualifications or fellowships.
Support and mentoring from our local Internal Medicine Training Programme Director (TPD), your Assigned Educational Supervisor (AES), and specialty consultants to support competency achievement and career development.
Successful completion of the programme will equip you to apply for Group 2 specialty training, supported by the Alternative Certificate to Enter Group 2 Higher Physician Specialty Training, validated by the ICHT local training programme director.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful completion of the programme, alongside a satisfactory outcome at the final local annual review, will lead to the award of an Alternative Certificate to Enter Group 2 Higher Physician Specialty Training, confirming attainment of the required competencies and experience to enter Group 2 specialty training or apply for an IMT3 standalone year.
Suitable candidates will have completed Foundation Training or equivalent and will demonstrate a clear career interest in medicine.
We are an organisation committed to delivering highquality, expert, and safe care, and we take our role in medical education and research extremely seriously.
In addition to their core rotations, all local IMT doctors will have the opportunity to gain enhanced experience across our centres and through our wider networks, with access to training or fellowship opportunities in:
Medical education and training
Improvement science and methodology
Leadership
Digital health and transformation
Research
If you are appointed to our local training programme, delivered across our sites, you will be based in North-West London, where we offer highquality training within worldclass clinical teams and services, along with the stability of knowing where you will live and work for the next two years.
The programme is managed, qualityassured, supported and mentored by our local Training Programme Director (TPD) and education team. Your progress will be monitored through a local annual review process. Successful completion of the programme, combined with a satisfactory outcome at the final annual review, will lead to the award of an Alternative Certificate to Enter Higher Physician Specialty Training, confirming that you have achieved the required competencies and experience.
The Internal Medicine Training local rotations will begin in August2026 and are structured to enable you to gain the required core IMT training equivalence and experience. Please note that these are not numbered NHS England training posts.
Rotations for Years 1 and 2 are currently offered in:
Endocrinology, Geriatric Medicine / Medicine for the Elderly (MoE), Oncology, Cardiology, Acute Medicine, Gastroenterology, Respiratory Medicine, Neurology, Renal Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine and Haematology.
Additional or alternative placements may be possible by discussion and agreement with our local TPD
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful completion of the programme, alongside a satisfactory outcome at the final local annual review, will lead to the award of an Alternative Certificate to Enter Group 2 Higher Physician Specialty Training, confirming attainment of the required competencies and experience to enter Group 2 specialty training or apply for an IMT3 standalone year.
Suitable candidates will have completed Foundation Training or equivalent and will demonstrate a clear career interest in medicine.
We are an organisation committed to delivering highquality, expert, and safe care, and we take our role in medical education and research extremely seriously.
In addition to their core rotations, all local IMT doctors will have the opportunity to gain enhanced experience across our centres and through our wider networks, with access to training or fellowship opportunities in:
Medical education and training
Improvement science and methodology
Leadership
Digital health and transformation
Research
If you are appointed to our local training programme, delivered across our sites, you will be based in North-West London, where we offer highquality training within worldclass clinical teams and services, along with the stability of knowing where you will live and work for the next two years.
The programme is managed, qualityassured, supported and mentored by our local Training Programme Director (TPD) and education team. Your progress will be monitored through a local annual review process. Successful completion of the programme, combined with a satisfactory outcome at the final annual review, will lead to the award of an Alternative Certificate to Enter Higher Physician Specialty Training, confirming that you have achieved the required competencies and experience.
The Internal Medicine Training local rotations will begin in August2026 and are structured to enable you to gain the required core IMT training equivalence and experience. Please note that these are not numbered NHS England training posts.
Rotations for Years 1 and 2 are currently offered in:
Endocrinology, Geriatric Medicine / Medicine for the Elderly (MoE), Oncology, Cardiology, Acute Medicine, Gastroenterology, Respiratory Medicine, Neurology, Renal Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine and Haematology.
Additional or alternative placements may be possible by discussion and agreement with our local TPD
Person Specification
Audit
Essential
- oUnderstanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives.
- oKnowledge of evidence-informed practice.
Desirable
- oEvidence of involvement in undertaking clinical audit (second cycle/closed audit loop).
- oEvidence of formal research or a quality improvement initiative.
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- oBachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS, MBBS) degree or other equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
Language
Essential
- oAble to communicate in spoken and written English to the standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work in multi-professional teams and supervise colleagues.
- oAbility to lead, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members.
- oAbility to manage/prioritise own and others' time effectively.
- oAbility to work safely under pressure and deliver good clinical care in the face of uncertainty.
- oAbility to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues.
- oGood basic IT skills, including Microsoft Office, email, and ability to learn new systems.
- oExcellent decision making and the ability to identify and to offer support where needed.
Desirable
- oDemonstrates experience of teaching colleagues and/or medical undergraduates
Higher Quaifications
Essential
- oHold full registration with a current licence to practise from, the General Medical Council (GMC) by the advertised post start date for the vacancy.
- oMeet the standards set out in Good Medical Practice, and not be subject to fitness to practise conditions which would prevent you taking up the post or performing fully within it.
- oYou must be able to provide complete details of your employment history, including any gaps.
- oYou must have evidence of achievement of foundation competences in the three and a half years preceding the advertised post start date for the vacancy.
- oYou must be able to demonstrate at the time of your application that you meet (or that you will meet, by the advertised post start date) all of the criteria and competences required for the role.
Speciality Interest / Experience
Essential
- oDemonstrates an interest in and understanding of one or more of the rotations mentioned in the job description and have an understanding of the training programme.
Academic Achievements Including Reserch / Publications
Essential
- oUnderstanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues.
- oKnowledge of evidence-informed practice.
Desirable
- oEvidence of academic achievements relevant to medicine e.g. presentations/PubMed-cited publication.
- oEvidence of formal research or a quality improvement initiative.
Person Specification
Audit
Essential
- oUnderstanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives.
- oKnowledge of evidence-informed practice.
Desirable
- oEvidence of involvement in undertaking clinical audit (second cycle/closed audit loop).
- oEvidence of formal research or a quality improvement initiative.
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- oBachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS, MBBS) degree or other equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
Language
Essential
- oAble to communicate in spoken and written English to the standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work in multi-professional teams and supervise colleagues.
- oAbility to lead, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members.
- oAbility to manage/prioritise own and others' time effectively.
- oAbility to work safely under pressure and deliver good clinical care in the face of uncertainty.
- oAbility to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues.
- oGood basic IT skills, including Microsoft Office, email, and ability to learn new systems.
- oExcellent decision making and the ability to identify and to offer support where needed.
Desirable
- oDemonstrates experience of teaching colleagues and/or medical undergraduates
Higher Quaifications
Essential
- oHold full registration with a current licence to practise from, the General Medical Council (GMC) by the advertised post start date for the vacancy.
- oMeet the standards set out in Good Medical Practice, and not be subject to fitness to practise conditions which would prevent you taking up the post or performing fully within it.
- oYou must be able to provide complete details of your employment history, including any gaps.
- oYou must have evidence of achievement of foundation competences in the three and a half years preceding the advertised post start date for the vacancy.
- oYou must be able to demonstrate at the time of your application that you meet (or that you will meet, by the advertised post start date) all of the criteria and competences required for the role.
Speciality Interest / Experience
Essential
- oDemonstrates an interest in and understanding of one or more of the rotations mentioned in the job description and have an understanding of the training programme.
Academic Achievements Including Reserch / Publications
Essential
- oUnderstanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues.
- oKnowledge of evidence-informed practice.
Desirable
- oEvidence of academic achievements relevant to medicine e.g. presentations/PubMed-cited publication.
- oEvidence of formal research or a quality improvement initiative.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
